The IMCHD program officer will have the following primary responsibilities:
Retain current knowledge and understanding of up to date research and policies related to feeding of the small and sick newborn;
Support the creation, adaptation, and piloting of newborn nutrition implementation materials, embedding specialized lactation support requirements;
Provide hands on specialized lactation support training to health care workers in key geographies;
Ensure high quality technical direction and input for all materials related to specialized lactation support for small and sick newborns and their mothers, including:
Training and curriculum resources;
Policy and advocacy resources;
Communications resources;
External and internal reports, blogs, manuscripts;
Implementation science research protocols and planning.
Provide nutrition/lactation technical expertise to the IMCHD team to inform integration across the life cycle, project planning, implementation and evaluation, and strategic expansion;
Assist in guiding gender integration within IMCHD and specialized lactation support activities;
Contribute to partnerships development, proposal writing, and grant management;
Work as collaborative multi-country, diverse team;
Coordinate stakeholder engagement, regional learning sessions, and policy advancement.
Required Experience:
Master’s degree or higher in public health, public policy, or related technical/clinical field
5+ years of working in breastfeeding support/maternal and newborn health
International Board Certified Lactation Consultant certification, or proven experience and knowledge in lactation support for mothers of preterm infants
Clinical experience in provision of hands-on specialized lactation support, with experience in supporting mothers of newborns in the neonatal intensive care
Strong technical expertise in newborn or early infant nutrition/ maternal lactation; experience in both preferred
Previous experience in developing technical training materials; experience conducting training preferred
Experience collaborating with technical and policy experts
Skilled in proposal writing and concept development
Fluent in English; additional languages a plus
Available to travel internationally estimated at 20 percent per PATH’s travel and safety guidelines
Apply via :
path.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com
